leading figure; influential figure; mogul
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
just a minute; small quantity
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
expression; look; countenance; face
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
existence; possession; having; limited company
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to become pale; to turn pale
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
how many people; a number of people
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for